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The Knape and Vogt 8400 series 26 inch full-extension ball bearing drawer slide in White is built for cabinetry where the hardware should blend, not stand out. White-finished steel members sit flush against white melamine interiors, keeping the focus on the drawer front instead of the hardware beside it. This is a side-mount slide rated 100 lb per pair, with a hold-in anti-rebound detent and full-extension travel on 1/2 inch of side clearance.
White cabinet interiors — painted maple, white thermofoil, or white melamine — show every piece of hardware that doesn't match. A zinc or black slide alongside a white panel draws attention to itself every time the drawer is opened. The white finish on this slide keeps the eye on the drawer front where it belongs. That matters most in painted kitchen base cabinets, built-in pantry units, bathroom vanities, and laundry room cabinetry where the interior surfaces are light or white throughout. The 26 inch length suits deeper base and pantry cabinet runs where a shorter slide would leave the drawer undersupported at the rear.
Cold-formed steel members carry a white epoxy-style finish over the full slide body. Steel ball bearings run in full-length raceways between the cabinet member, intermediate member, and drawer member, delivering smooth, consistent travel through years of daily cycles. The finish is an indoor finish — these slides are for dry, interior cabinet work. The 26 inch length and the 1/2 inch per-side clearance are identical to the rest of the KV 8400 series, so this white variant drops into the same layout as the zinc or black version wherever a finish change is the only spec that shifts.
Cabinet shops running white-interior kitchens keep this slide on the shelf alongside the zinc version so the right finish is always on hand without a special order. Designers specifying painted cabinetry call it out when the interior is visible at full open and a color match matters. Contractors retrofitting vanities or pantry units in all-white renovations reach for it when a visible zinc slide would stand out against the melamine box. At 26 inches, it's also a practical choice for deep pantry pullouts and utility drawers where a shorter standard length would leave the drawer without adequate rear support. The Bulk-Pack format works for any project running multiple drawers of the same depth.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch that keeps the drawer closed and prevents it from bouncing back open — it does not slow the drawer or pull it shut. There is no damper and no spring assist on this slide. If you need damped soft-close closing, look at the KV FM soft-close series instead.
The finish is white and reads as white against white melamine panels, but it is a slide finish, not a paint match. In most painted and melamine interiors it blends well; if an exact match to a specific laminate is critical, view the slide against your panel material before committing to a production run.
Each slide needs 1/2 inch of clearance between the drawer box side and the cabinet interior wall. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the correct clearance for both slides.
The 8400 series mounts to the cabinet interior side. In a face-frame cabinet the back of the slide needs support; add the matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to carry the rear end of the slide. The brackets are series-specific — use KV 8401 or 8402-style brackets for this series.
Bulk-Pack means the slides ship loose in a carton rather than individually bagged. It is the trade-quantity format and suits cabinet shops ordering for a production run. Confirm the pack quantity on the product listing before ordering to ensure you receive the number of pairs your project requires.
When the cabinetry is white, the hardware should be too — this 26 inch full-extension slide gives you the load rating and the hold-in detent of the KV 8400 series in a finish that works with the interior rather than against it.
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